The Bridge City Cardinals will take on the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bridge City sitting on seven straight wins and Little Cypress-Mauriceville on five.
It was a proper cat-fight when Bridge City challenged Livingston on Friday. Bridge City came out on top against Livingston by a score of 32-20. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Lions are ranked 823rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bridge City got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Hutch Bearden out in front who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Ashton Sumrall was another key back, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Little Cypress-Mauriceville blew past Liberty, posting a 38-7 win on the road.
Bridge City pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, their record now sits at 5-2.
Bridge City came up short against Little Cypress-Mauriceville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 30-23. Can Bridge City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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